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Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in an AI Company: Here's What Investors Should Know

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More than any other big tech company, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been unabashedly aggressive in artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft even hired Sam Altman when he was briefly fired as OpenAI CEO, though he returned to his company a few days later after OpenAI installed a new board. Image source: Getty Images. What is G42?

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Northrop Grumman Is a Space Company Now, and That's Good News for Investors

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Buying space company Orbital ATK , Northrop would transform itself from an aerospace company (with an emphasis on the "aero" part but only a tangential relationship to space) into a more balanced aerospace stock with equal parts aeronautics and space systems. With strong sales prospects as the company participates in the U.S.

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Meet Wall Street's Safest Dividend Stock: A Small-Cap Company Few Investors Know Exists

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While Treasury bonds, housing, and commodities like gold, silver, and oil, have had their moments in the sun and, in many instances, made investors richer, no asset class has come close to matching the average annual return from stocks over the last century. Image source: Getty Images. Image source: Getty Images.

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Amid Super Micro Computer's Accounting Challenges, Investors Should Never Forget This Investing Lesson

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Not only did its stock plunge but now investors must also contend with one of the more promising tech growth stories getting derailed by alleged accounting irregularities. Considering this challenge, Supermicro has instead become a painful investing lesson. In this case, it was also difficult for investors to predict this challenge.

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This $22.5-Billion Oil Company Acquisition Could Pay Big Dividends for Investors

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The sector has seen several smaller transactions as oil companies pair up to enhance their positions and reduce costs. And the combined company will generate more free cash flow, which it expects to return to investors via a rapidly rising dividend and meaningful share repurchase program. billion of net debt).

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Nvidia Briefly Became the Largest Company on the Stock Market. What Does This Mean for Investors?

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It's up 150% this year, crushing the broader market, and that catapulted it to the very top spot as the largest public company by market cap. What does this mean for investors? Market cap doesn't tell investors much about a stock, but it can still be informative. They're winning companies. But neither does Microsoft.

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3 Companies Building Tomorrow's Game-Changing Technologies

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Private companies launch satellites weekly at a fraction of historical costs. Here's why three companies leading these revolutions deserve your attention right now. The company's rollout of 2,000 robots by 2025 marks just the beginning. The company's ambitions extend far beyond blood disorders. Image Source: Getty Images.

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